Augustines (previously We Are Augustines) release their new self-titled album on the 4th February 2014, via ‘Votiv/Oxcart‘. The album is the follow up to the bands 2011 critically acclaimed LP ‘Rise Ye Sunken Ships’. The good news for fans of the band, and for those who are just a little intrigued, is that the Wall Street Journal has provided a stream of the album a full week ahead of it’s general release.

To listen to the album click HERE.

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The three band members – Billy McCarthy (vocals, guitar), Eric Sanderson (bass, keyboards, vocals) and Rob Allen (drums, percussion) – recorded ‘Augustines’ with co-producer Peter Katis (The National, Frightened Rabbit, Jónsi) at his Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, CT. Where their first record was created in relative isolation, Augustines was made “with the awareness that we weren’t going to be alone anymore,” says McCarthy. “This is us handing it over to those people that sang our songs back to us all over the world. We turned from the interior and started considering some of the breathtaking moments that happened to us on the road, in different countries.”

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The band are also about to begin a 6 week North American tour before then arriving in the UK in April. The dates are as follows…

FEBRUARY

5 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue

7 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room

8 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge

10 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent

11 – West Hollywood, CA @ The Troubadour

13 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar

15 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom

17 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues Bronze Peacock

18 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Bar-B-Q

19 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues Cambridge Room

21 – New Orleans, LA @ Parish at House of Blues

22 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

23 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge

25 – Durham, NC @ Motorco

26 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall

28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle

MARCH

3 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

5 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall

6 – Providence, RI @ Fete (Lounge)

7 – Rochester, NY @ The Club at Water Street

9 – Montreal, QC @ Belmont

11 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison

12 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig

14 – Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop

15 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall

17 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry

18 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird

19 – Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room

21 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge

22 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound

APRIL

10 – Leeds @ The Cockpit

11 – Glasgow @ Arches

12- Gateshead @ The Sage

14 – London @ KOKO

16- Manchester @ Academy 2

17 – Bristol @ Trinity Centre

MAY

10 – Sheffield @ Plug

11 – Nottingham @ Rescue Rooms

14 – Liverpool @ East Village Arts Club

15 – Glasgow @ Liquid Rooms

16 – Birmingham @ The Institute

 

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